news" for this monday. reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city. it is monday, december 7, 2020. this is the cbs morning news. another round of lockdowns as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge, california is putting the majority of residents back under strict guidelines. the latest restrictions there. >> crucial cabinet pick, who president-elect joe biden is expected to name the head of health and human services. >> the georgia runoff elections go head to head. what they said and why one candidate ended up debating an empty podium.

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. overnight, tens of thousands of people in california were placed under new lockdown orders. across the u.s. yesterday, there were 175,000 coronavirus cases according to johns hopkins university. since the start of december, there have been more than a million cases in this country. there are currently a record 100,000 patients 100,000 patients hospitalized. a new round of lockdowns in most populated states. >> debra, we are talking about california. what are some of the new restrictions that are going into effect there? >> it is a stay-at-home order, anne-marie green. that means people need to stay at home as much as possible. if you do leave, they are asking you to wear a mask 100% of the time. there are restrictions on

businesses and all until after christmas. >> much of california is under a stay-at-home order for the next three weeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> these patients are not going to just stop coming. >> the measure closes businesses like restaurants and bars and limits restaurants to take out and delivery. >> we are a little nervous we are not going to make it. california is one of 25 states reporting record hospitalizations. >> we are going to see a peak of deaths and hospitalizations probably mid-january. as bad as things are right now, they will get worse. >> here on capitol hill, group of partisan lawmakers are looking at a $900 billion relief

bill helping businesses and the unemployed. but no $1,200 check like earlier this year. >> this is not a stimulus bill, it is a relief bill. >> other relief, food and drug administration may authorize the first vaccine to the united states. >> in the next 24 hours, we'll ship to all of the states and territories. >> authorities say 10 to 15% of people will have side effects with temporary fever, chills and some is shoulder pain. >> there are no adverse affects with this vaccine to the best of our understanding. >> yesterday, president trump tweeted rudy giuliani tested positive for the virus. >> back in california also banning people from gathering with people from outside their own household >> thank you debra in washington. the fda is slated to meet thursday to discuss giving

pfizer emergency use authorization. the uk gears up to give out the first round of that tomorrow. the prospect hopes to put an end to the pandemic worldwide. elizabeth palmer reports. >> in italy, parishioners are back in church. masked and likely facing a quiet holiday at home as italy has banned regional travel. there is not going to be any joy on europe's ski slopes. almost all are staying closed. in britain, stores in big cities in london are open but visiting family and friends indoors is still against the rules. people in europe are fed up with the covid restrictions but they know they'll be getting a vaccine sometime in the new year. it is people in the developing countries that can inspect no such relief anytime soon that

are really under the gun. often local hospitals are under strain like in brazil. after a dip earlier in the fall, the number of infections and death there's are rocketing up. in turkey, the first full national lockdown since may. developing countries which rely on the w.h.o. for their vaccines will not see anything like this for months maybe even years. this is russia's program launched this weekend. even though its sputnik vaccine hasn't been fully tested. but it does make it the first country in the world to offer wide-spread covid inoculation. ahead on cbs this morning, we'll speak with dr. celie. a member of president-elect joe biden's coronavirus advisory board.

president-elect joe biden is set to announce his health and human services secretary as early as tomorrow. cbs has learned california attorney general javier becerra. will be selected. the first latino in the senate. and also rochelle walensky, currently chief of medical can center and professor at harvard medical school. a pair of debates in georgia last night. kelly loeffler refused to acknowledge the results of the election. >> president trump has ever right to use every legal resource available. in our own state, we have seen time and again that we have investigations that need to be completed. >> here we are several weeks after the election and kelly

loeffler continues to cast doubt on an american democratic election. >> meantime, democrat john osoff debated an empty podium and blasted his challenger for refusing to participate in the debate. the outcome is huge since it wll determine which party controls the u.s. senate. georgia governor told lawmakers he will not call a session to overturn georgia's election results. president trump was in the state over the weekend and continued to spread false claims of wide-spread fraud. >> president trump said his primary purpose was to campaign in two crucial runoff elections in january. >> at stake in this election is control of the u.s. senate, that really means control of this country. before the crowd, the president spent most of the rally complaining and repeating false

hoods about the presidential election. >> you know, we won georgia, just so you understand. >> let me tell you, this election was rigged. >> the republican governor brian kemp and jeff duncan disagree. >> unfortunately, he did not win the state of georgia. >> one of many georgia republicans who worries his claim that the election system is rigged will discourage voters. >> the mountains of misinformation is hurting the process. i worry we are handing off the playbook to the democrats. >> at times president trump seemed to concede he had lost and appeared to say he would run again in 2024. >> then we are going to win back the white house. >> before a crowd packed together with few wearing masks, the president barely mentioned the covid-19 pandemic. >> these states and cities should open up.

we are rounding the corner on the pandemic. >> chip reed, cbs news the white house. the first northeaster of the season dumped a few inches of snow in boston. thick snow made for slick conditions on the road, during the storm, more than 200 000 people lost power. folks in new hampshire and maine were buried in more than a foot of snow. >> back to school for some in new york city today after in class learning was suspended for rising cases. privacy concerns, amazon faces backlash for its new side walk feature. this is the cbs morning news.

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>> our top stori >> our top stories today, tens of millions of people in california are under a new lockdown order that went into effect overnight. the order in effect the next three weeks to curb the spread of the virus. 175,000 new infections were reported yesterday in the u.s. president-elect joe biden is set to announce his health and human services secretary as early as tomorrow. cbs has learned the california attorney general will be selected. he will oversee the sprauling department and play a lead role in the distribution of a covid-19 vaccine. the pandemic has taken a toll on so many americans with millions out of work and struggling.

with the holiday approaching, one virginia police force decided to take matters into his own hand to make sure local kids had something to unwrap. >> we are looking forward to getting out there and filling up as many police cars as we can. >> filling as many cars for the stuff the police car campaign to help needy children this holiday season. >> we thought about it during 2020 that it is the right thing to do. >> as major james bowie said, covid is why they are doing it. >> the toys for tots program and salvation army is so important this year. >> we decided that the thought of any kid waking up without a toy is heartbreaking to us. >> the police department says they fill roughly seven to eight cars a year with toys.

this year, they are hoping beat that number. >> by the time the person gets in the car, there is only room for them. >> he sets up here and another walmart. mayor bowie isn't alone. >> all the officers at the event volunteer their time. >> shoppers drop off new and unused toys into these boxes. they are taken to the local office ready to be placed under a christmas tree. >> it is always the goal to beat the last year. it is always good to see how giving people are. >> anyone who would like to give to the event can do so at the suffox headquarters. coming up, as covid hospitalizations rise in the northeast, we'll tour a field hospital set to reopen in massachusetts to accommodate

patients. we speak with georgia lieutenant governor about pressure from president trump to overturn election results and about the senate races and cindy lauper reveals the star studded lineup for her special "home for the holidays." this is cbs morning news i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. this is cbs morning news i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

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